North Side House Destroyed in New Year’s Day Fire

Milwaukee Police responded to support Milwaukee Fire personnel at a two alarm fire in the 1000 block of W. Hadley Street around 12:20 a.m. on January 1. An adult male and female suffered non-life threatening injuries while escaping the fire. Their 18-month-old child was taken to a local hospital as a precaution for smoke inhalation. Their six other children escaped the fire without injury. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and the house is a total loss.